Word: sped
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Following the Mass over loudspeakers, hundreds of thousands of people lined the flower-strewn streets. Some balanced precariously on bridge railings in hope of catching just a glimpse of the waving Pontiff as he sped by in his Popemobile. If John Paul could not visit the Poznan memorial, a crowd of several hundred people managed to avoid police blockades and rally by the twin crosses. A lonely yellow-and-white papal banner was left behind in the empty torch of an eternal flame that was extinguished soon after the military crackdown in December...
...Ditching is imminent." Alerted Coast Guard cutters sped toward the scene. Then, responding to the pilot's frantic efforts, the rear engine sputtered alive again. The pilot was able to return the crippled aircraft safely to an emergency landing in Miami. Said Passenger Janet Jacobs, of Hollywood, Fla.: "We are the luckiest people alive...
With two down in the top of the seventh and Vierra and Bauer at the corners, Bauer sped towards second base. Unprepared for the move, Cadet catcher Terry Douglas threw down to second base. While Bauer got himself involved in a rundown. Rivera brought the insurance run home from third Base umpire Tony Bartolino ruled Bauer out of the basepath, and the Cadets protested that the third out had come before Rivera crossed the plate. Three minutes after the end of the inning, the umpires ruled that the run hadn't scored after all. But Crimson Cadet Alex Nahigian protested...
Yesterday's victory didn't come easy for the batsman, as they trailed 3-1 going into the seventh before capitalizing on some Red Sox honors. With Elliott Rivers on second and Paul Vallone at first. Crimson Captain Bred Bauer laid down a well-placed bunt. As Bauer sped past first the ball sailed over the base, allowing Rivera to score and leaving both Bauer and Vallone in scoring position. Vallone crossed the plate on a wild pitch to tie it, and an Ed Farrell sacrifice fly brought Bauer home to put the Crimson...
...launch was textbook perfect. The 21-ft.-long unarmed Tomahawk cruise missile arched gracefully away a week ago Sunday from the destroyer U.S.S. Merrill, stationed off the California coast near San Clemente Island. It sped toward its target in Tonopah, Nev., 375 miles away but, to the chagrin of the Navy, never made it. The air-breathing projectile began behaving erratically above sparsely populated regions of Southern California and crashed harmlessly into Los Padres National Forest...